If wavelength of a wave is $\lambda = 6000Å.$ Then wave number will be
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(c) $\bar n = \frac{1}{\lambda } = \frac{1}{{6000 \times {{10}^{ - 10}}}}$

$ = 1.66 \times {10^6}{m^{ - 1}}$

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